Lasting-machine.



W. A. BOND.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLIGAMQN FILED MAR. 17, 190e..

Patente@ Mar. 4., 193.3.

Avenant: cio'pv 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

Wren-M a.v BoND, or LYNNniaLD,

uaenmnnr sanear).

LASTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

A MASSACHUSTTS, ASSIG-NOR T0 UNITED SHOE CQHPANY, 0F QATERSON, NEWJERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW Patented Mar. 4f., 1913.

i Application med March 17, 1909. serial Ne. 484,035.

To all whom imag concern.'

Be it known that I, WIILLIAM A. BOND, a citizen of the Unitedl States,residing at Lynneld, in the county of Essex and State ofli'assachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Lasting-Machines,of which the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specilication, like reference characters von the drawingsindicating like parts in the several iigures.

This invention relates to shoe lasting machinesand'is here embodied inva machine for lasting shoes`having 'an outturned upper attached to aprojecting edge of the 'shoe `sole as distinguished from shoes having aninturned upper foldedv inwardly upon the sole and fastened there underthe last.

-An object of this invention is to provide an organized machineincluding means for Y engaging the outturned upper, means forengagxngfthe s'ole, and preferably means for pressing the uppertowardthe sole between the first mentionedv means and the 'side of .thelast, together with-mechanism for relatively moving said means to perover the last and lay it )looting-,edge of the sole, curing the upperwhile so laid.l

, Thls invention in the general organization ofthe machine and in thecoperative action of diii'erent devices, as well'as in new constructionsfor the purposes contemplated, presents numerous features of novelty.

One feature is foundin the' form or arrangement of the grippers withrelation tothe other-parts of the machine to lay the upper substantiallyflat upon the top tace of the projecting edge of the sole, to efectstretching of the upper. comprises a jaw which is the gripping andpulling, a jaw yieldingly moved toward the stationary yaw and a shoesupport that is moved simultaneously with the movable jaw but in theopposite direction to effect the stretching Qt the upper. The firstmentioned jaw is adjustablev and' by .varying its relation to the shoe'support the length 'or' extent of the pull can be varied.

A further feature consists in provision for automatically starting the.fastening device stretch the upupon said proand means for se-A VThisarrangement' stationary duringl to lstarting` means adapted to clutchthe driver anc the tack feeder. It is contemplated that the upper whichis lasted and fastened by this machine shall subsequently be furtherfastened by a seam located in the angle between the side of the shoe andthe outturned flange, and with this in view the presser is located tocrease the upper into the said angle and hold it there while the tack isbeing driven so'that the tack fastens the upper with enough stock insidethe tacking line to enable the line of stitches to be run without`further stretching the upper.

Another characteristic of importance is that while the upperis pulledsubstantially the same distance'at each operation of the grippers it isnot tacked when and where it is being pulled but the tacker is locatedbetween th'e last driven tack and the grip- -pers and fastens the upperat a point where it has had opportunity to sag back slightly if it hasbeen pulled too tight. This arrangement provides that the tcnsioniunderwhich the upper is.fastened shall be approximately equal at dilierentparts of the shoe.

These and other features of the invention, including certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, will appear more fully inconnection with the following dcscription of a machine embodying theinvention in the best form now known to mc.

Figure 1 a perspective View of the ma.-

chine which will be described. for the purpose of explaining myinvention, although it is to be understood that there is implied, as tothe protection sought, no limitation to this or to a similar embodimentof my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail showing the parts'in the act ot'gripping: lfig. 3 is a detail showing the parts in the act of pulling;Fig. 4 is a detail showing the part-s in the :1ct of raising thc nozzleto Start the tacker.

' The frame of the machine com prises a post v2 which may advantageouslyextend to the floor and support the fulcrum of a starting treadle notshown, and a head 3 which supports the taeker and associated parts andthe grippers. The grippers include jaws 5 and 6 having horizontalgripping faces and vertical shanks 7 and 8 which are guided between thefront bracketV 9 of the head and a cap 10 which is adjustably heldthereon '10 upon which the head 12 of the shank rests, and this altituderelativel to the work rest determines, as will later explained, theextent of the upper` pulling movements of the machine;

The shank 8 of j aw 6 is extended above the lug 14 and pivoted to alever 20 fulcrumed on .the head Vof the machine and having in its rearend an eye throughwhich passes a vertical rod 22. The ro has a yoke onits lower end by. which Ait is secured to a lever 25 pivoted at the rearat 26 and e011 nected by a link 28 with an eccentric -pin o n the shaft30 adapted to-be clutched to a continuously running pulley 33 byactuation of the treadle rod 32. The'rod 22 has an adjustable nut34-abovethe lever 20 by which the position of the jaw 6 can be changedto cause it to open more or less. In practice it is not necessary tomake thejaws 'open widely because lthe stock Ais not necessarilywithdrawn from theml and reinserted for each operation of the machine.but' ma be only released to .permit it to fed a ong lengthwise of itsedge between the jaws. A spring 35 surrounds the rod 22 and rests uponan adjustable collar 36 on the rod. It is through this spring that thelever 20 is rocked to close the jaw 6'011 the upper when the rod israised, and the spring is compressed to increase the grip after the jawshave come together.

The lever 25 has a threaded eye in its front end in which a work reststem 40 is threaded and locked by a nut 4l. This stem has a head onwhich a work plate 42 is pivoted to have a limited rocking movement.This work plate has a sole engaginor face that extends underthe grippersand also back thereof, to sustain the work under the tacker nozzle 45and through the work to lift the nozzle for starting the driver.

The tacker nozzle is' movable vertically with aslide 50 to the upper endof which is pivoted the block 52 located lunder the front end of `ahorizontal lever 54. This 'lever is fulcrumed on a vertical lever 55pivoted to the head at 56 and having a roll in its upper end that standsin a groove of a .is to be. driven. The

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the springll to close the clutch and start the tacker when thehorizontal lever is tipped to disengage its heel from the clutch lever.The contact of the block 52 with lever 54 for this purpose is made bythe adjustable stop screw 65. The nozzleshould be located above thegripping plane in order not to interfere with the manipulation of theshoe. The grip,- pers are accordingly made vertically movable together,under the upward pressure of the work support transmitted through theshoe stock until the shoe. stock engages and lifts the nozzle far enoughto trip' the driver.' To this end the shank 7 as well as the shank 8 ismovable vertically between the bracket 9 and the cap 10 as appears fromthe raised position ofthe head 12in FiU. 4. A blade 65 secured to thenozzle exten s downwardly to thelower face thereof in a position topress or crease the Aupper into the angle between the side of the lastand the top face of the sole adjacent to the int where the tack v nalupward movement of the shoe with the grippers for engaging the nozzlegives this blade'a final thrust irto the angle after the pulling of theupper has been completed. This blade rves as a side rest for the llastor shoe. The shaft 60 carries on its front end the disk 68 having aneccentric stud that stands in the grooved block 70 fast on the driverbar 72. The tacks are fed from any convenient source such as the raceway74.

In the useof the machine the upper materials and the Asole are assembledupon the last as is usual in making this type of Shoes, the uppermaterials usually, although not necessarily, having been molded at thetoe and heel to-give them the shape of the last and to form theoutturned flange. The shoe is then presented as shown in Fig. 2 with thesole resting on the work table 4-2 and the flange of the upper betweenthe gripper jaws 5 and 6 as in Fig. 2. The treadle is depressed toactuate the clutch rod 32 whereupon the lever 25 begins to rise, and itsmovement is transmitted yieldingly through the' spring 35 and reversedin direction b v the lever 20 to depress the jaw 6 after which thespring 35 takes up the rest of the movement while it tightens the gripon the stock. The rise of the lever 25 also raises the work plate andthe shoe, forcing.

the last upwardly into the gripped upper as in Fig. 3 until the top faceof the sole edge engages the lower face of jaw 5. In these movements theblade 65 has pressed the upper against the side of the last and down inthe angle adjacent to; the Lacking pmt. Now the gripper jaws themselvesare ifted iisV to permit the shoe to engage and raise'the nozzle andcause vthe tripping'of the driver clutch after 'which th'e fasteningtaclc is in serted and the. moving parts return to starting position.The'. operator can-feed'the shoe along to the next grippingpoint' and'the operation' 'will -berepeated until the lasting is completed step bystep, or, by removing :his foot fromV the starting treadle, he-

lo-can'bri'n-g the machine to rest'at'any time with 'the parts in' anyposition.- The pur-- pose of the several adjustments will be clear fromthe description thereof.

I have herein described and villustrated a taclcer as the mechanism forfastening the upper. and in many ofthe 4claims the term tacker Aisemployed to designate the fasten ing mechanism as an :elementof thecombi# nation." It is to be understood, however, 2o that where thecontext'- permits andV the o. state of' the art allows, theterm tackerto be construed :1s-covering any'fsuitablefastenuresfthe upper ,1. In. amachine' -for lasting an outturn'ed flange of uppI y g. projectingY edgeothejsolecoxn ina-1v tion with suitable actuatinglfnieehanismgsof.grippers formed andiarranged'f-td-"seizel.the upper and holdit-.substantially'atgrela-- tively to the top l,faeeoffsaidi` projectingedge of the sole and means for effecting rela# tive movement` of theshoelandgrippers to lay the upper upon the top face ofthe sole.

:2. A lasting machine having in combination, suitable mea-ns for workingan upper' over a last. a 'shoe rest, a tackeradapted to be started byengagement of the shoe therewith, and automatic means. for actuating.the rest. to move they shoe to -efect such Tacker starting engagement. f

3. A lasting machine having in combination, lasting means, anormallylinoperative inciter, a shee resi, mechanism for actuating it in timerelation lo the operation of the lasting means to inc-ve the shoe, andmeans for starting the taci-:er into operation to fasten the materialoverworked by the lasting means upon a movement of theshoe by the shoerest. i i

A lasting machine having in'combination, grippers, a normallx-rinoperative tat-ker. a shoe rest, means for automaticallyV actuating the-restio move the shoerela- ,tively to the taelier and thc grippers,' andmeans for starting the tac-ker' upon a move-` ment of the shoe by theshoe rest..

.'\ lastingniachine having in -combina- .65 tion tack drivingmechanism.' includin a tion tack driving mechanism, normally opengrippers, a shoe sustainer,\to receive the bot'- toxn of the Vsole andmeans whereby the grippersl automatically close upon the upper andtension' it upona bodily vmovement of the shoe toward the gripperscaused by engagement of the shoe sustainer Withtheshoe.-

grippers -and' 'a fastening mechanism ar-l ranged-'1in serles andy means.for moving the Arest and shoe vertically to effect pulling of.

the upper by the grippers and then to advance thejrest, shoe, and'grippers together finto"'operativejrelation to the fastening`mechanism.

f.- 8.' v.A lasting "A machine" having grippers, taekdriving'mechanis'gnl, a shoe f' rest ar-f ranged tosupportA the Shoeagainst theimpactof the-tack driver, and means operating 1n timejrelation-to the'gripper opera-'v 2 tion"\for actuating the rest to move the shoe'relatively to the grippersto cause the upper ai'. .td be stretched.

A7. A lasting inachiinehaving a shoe rest, w

iff-9. A lastingv machinehavinghgrippers,

'tack drivngmecha'nism, a shoe rest, and means 'operating-'f inv time'relation to the upper-seizing movement of the grippers for actuating-therest-to move the shoe with relation to the'grippers to cause the upperto be stretched and then to move the shoe farther into operativerelation to the tacking mechanism, sid rest being arranged to supportthe shoe against the impact` of the tack driver.

10. A lasting machine haviiig grippers,

tack driving mechanism, a shoe rest arranged tosupportthe shoe againstthe impact of the tack driver, means for relatively actuating the restand the grippers to cause the upper to be stretched. said machine havingprovision for a movement of the rest and the grippers together topresent the stretched upper to the tacha-r. air-Tl power mechanism foractuating said parte in time relation.

l1. A lasting machine having a shoe rest, gri ppers and fasteningmechanism arranged for operation consecutively and means for actuatingthe rest. to move the. shoe toward the grippers and then to move theshoe and giippers toward the .fastening mechanism.

l2. A lasting machine having in combination grippers comprising anormally stationary jaw, a. movable jaw. means for closing the movablejaw on the other jaw, movand then moving the shoe and the gripper' jawsinto operative relation to the fastening mechanism.

.13. A lasting machine having in combination grippers, a shoe rest, anda leverand connections from said lever to1 close-'thel grippers and toactuate the shoe rest to move the shoe :or putting the upper 4under 15.A lasting machine having in comhi-' nation grippers, and suitablemechanism for causing the upper to be gripped and pulled including aspring through which the gripping is effected, said machine havingprovision for positively increasing. the pressure of said spring duringthe pulling operation.

A16. A lasting' machine having in combination grippers, a last restformed and arranged to uphold the shoeand ineansfor moving the last restandthereby the lasttoward the grippers and simultaneously actuating thegrippers relatively to each other substantially as and for the purposedcscribed.- v`

l 17. A lasting machine -having in combination grippers constructed andarranged with gripping faces substantially' parallel to the last bottomto engage an out-turned flange of an'upper at the side of a last abovethe last bottom, means for closing the grip-- pers, means for relativelymoving the grippers and the last substantially perpendicularly tothe'plane of the last bottom to stretch the upper over the last, Iandmeans for fastening the upper to 'a projecting edge of the shoe sole.

18. ln a machine arranged to last a stitchdown shoe right side up, ashoe rest, grip` pers comprising a lower jaw loca-ted above the rest forthe shoe to be moved up to it in stretching the upper, an upper jawmovable to grip theupper and a taclier operative at a higher level thanthe jaws and toward which the shoe and the jaws together areraised'after the upper has been pulled.

'19. In a. machine arranged to last a stitchdown shoe right side up, a.shoe rest, grippers comprising a lower jaw located above the rest, acoperating jaw, a tacker operative at a higher level than the jaws and''means for actuating the *rest to move the shoe up to the grippers toeffect stretching of the upper and then to move thel shoe and thegrippers together into position for the tacker to fasten the upper.

Q0. A lasting machine comprising a shoe rest formed and arranged'f'touphold the yshoe, grippers, and a tacker lr .ated in difrest for thebottom of the last- 'ferent planes vertically, and means for actuatingthe rest to move the shoe m a right.

line first to cause the grippers to pull the upper andnthen to causethetacker to fasten the upper.V 21. A lasting machine having incombination gripp'ers, a shoe resthand means for actuating the resttoward'the grippers to effeet stretching Aof the upper, said machinehaving provision fof adjusting the grippers toward and from the rest to.vary the stretch ing movement. z '22. A lasting machine having incombination a s'hoe rest, "and grippers located above -t-he -rest andtoward 4which the rest E moves the shoe for effecting stretching of theu pper, said machine havmg provision for :uljusting the grippers"fromand towardthe rest to vary the stretching'movement A. lasting machinehavingin combi- '8 nation a shoe rest., means for-'imparting thereto apredetermined movement, vand grippers located above' the rest and towardand' against which the rest moves the shoe to pullthe upper and lay itinposition to be' 9 'fastened,`said 'machine having provision for 1adjusting the grippers to\ 'ard and from the est to vary the effectivepulling-movement .witstretcl ing movement.v

. 24.?'A .machine for lasting shoes having a projecting sole to receivean? outturned flange of-upper, having, in combination,- a

aitdqir permitting the grippers to move ranged for movement'ivholly'onthe saine side of said rest as that on which the last located, means foractuating the grippers and means arranged for inserting fasteningsperpemlicular y to the projecting portion ot' 1o the sole.

25. A last-ing machine having rests/'for the V side and the-bottom of alast, of grippers having only a movement perpendicularly to the last.bottom and in, a path entirely out 11 side the last, and means foractuating the grippers.

26. A machine tor lasting a shoe having a project-ing sole toreceive anoutturned flange of the imper, comprising a rest for 11i the bottom ofthe last, grippers movable perpendicularly to the last bottom and havingjaws formed to lay the upper flat upon the projecting portion of thesole.

27. A machine for lasting a shoe. having a 12C projecting sole toreceive an outturued flange of the upper, comprising an abutment foi*the projecting edge of the sole, grippers for engaging the upper, andmeans for relatively actuating said abutment and the grip- .125

pers to lay the upper'upon thetop face ot said'projecting edge of thesole.

28. A machine for lasting a shoe having a projecting sole to receive anoutturned-flange of the upper, comprising an abutment for tlre restafter t-hecomp'letion Vof the` 9g gripper-s ar-I 1C jecting edge of thesole,

lo of the upper, comprising'an abutment forl the projecting edge of thesole,.grippers for engaging the upper and means for relatively actuatingsaid abutment and the grippers to lay the upper upon tlicitop face and adevice to force the upper into the angle formed by the side of the lastand said ltop face of the vsole.

30. A machine for lasting a shoe having a projecting sole to receive anoutturned flange 2O of the upper, comprising means for posi* tioning theshoe, grippers arranged to lay the upper substantially flat o n theproject'- ing edge of the sole, and a presscrfor forclng theupper intothe angle between thetop the side of the last.`

face of the sole and Y 31. A machine for lasting -a shoe having aprojecting Soleto receive an outturnedffla'ngc" of the upper, comprising'meansfor-poslftioning` the shoe, gri-ppers a.Irangedftolayy -the uppersubstantially flatvon the-project,

lng edge ofthe sole, av presser forforcii @X 32. A lasting machinehaving in combina? ower operated' tion grippers, a tacker, means forrelatively ictuatmgthe grippers and the last to pull the upper and layit into 40 position to be fasten dthen'whii'e holding the upper sop' yinto the iield odo 'rati'onfof -t-lie tacker. 1"

33. A lasting machlll' having Ain lcombina'- tion, grippers, atacker,means 'for moving the shoe with relation to the grippers to pullthe upper and for further moving the shoe together with the -grippers inthe saine .direction .to position the shoe in the eld 'o f operation ofthe tacker.

34. A lasting machine having in combina; tion gripper-s and a tacker,said machine being constructed and arranged to eil'ect movement of theshoe vertically with relation to the grippers to pull the upper and thenfurther in the same direction to position it -for the operation of thetacker. i

A .lasting machine having in combination grippcrs and a taclter, saidmachine being constrnoted and arrangedto effect moveso ment of the shoevertically with relation to thegrippers to pull the upper and thenfurther in the same direction to trip the tacker, and means foractuating the-tacker' when it is tripped,

35 A iasting machine having in combina-A grlppe'rs into operativerelation to the tacker Wlule the upper...4 i f U37. A lasting machinehaving in combigrippers continue hold :the A nation, grippers, a shoerest, means for relaltively actuating said parts 'to cause the upper tobe stretched over the last step b step by repetition of 'the operationat di ferent points successively, anda'fastening imeans locatedon therear side of the grip- 80. pers and permanently alined therewith leav'lng the'upper'in advance of the grippersf free-formanipulati'on thereby.

38. lasting machine having in combination, grippers,'a shoe rest, Ameansfor rela- 8b .tively actuating said parts to cause the4 'upper foibeVstretched over the last step` b i stepby' repetition:of't-heoperationat dil? -ferent poi1 itfs '.Sllcessively,`andfa`gfastcnn nieehanisirriarranged Ato sfecure'tlrev upper besX go''tweenjthegripping point and-'the last preyi foxrs-sec'nringpoint andina line connecting djlointsi.'

tion *mean y Vg4 .i'angular fmfmation' between the side of the the upperinto the angle between theltopl face of the sole andthe side ofthelast',ands means forsccuring the upper lin lasted'posiV`v .lastandthe-projectingedge"of the sole of theqsline,fastenipg mechanism and ablade ""carried'bygtheupper working, means and 'co- L projecting Yedgeoi the sole of -the shoe, fastening mechanisimiand a blade carried bysaid upper Working means and acting substantially parallel to thefastening inserting movement to force the upper into said angle beforethe'fastening is inserted.

41. A last-ing machine having, incombination, grippers forworking anupper into an angular formation of the shoe, a tacker n arranged in therear of thegrippers, and a blade between lwhich and the shoe there isrelativemovement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the planeof the shoe lottym to press the upper into said angle adjat-errt tothetacker and hold it there during the4 tackingoperation, said tackerbeing positioned to insert tacks in a direction paralleltu the directionof the relative more` mentolthc blade and shoe.

' 42. A' 'lasting machine having in combination means for working anupper over a last, a -tacker-for fastening the upper, and a fixedpresser blade depending at .the front side of the tacker with its actingedge substantially in the horizontal plane of the work engaging surfaceof the tacker. I 43. A machine for lasting a shoe havin I a projectingedge to receive an outturned flange of the upper, comprising means forworking the upperinto position to be fastened to the top face o'f saidprojecting edge, fastening mechanism operating to insert fasleningsperpendicularly to the plane of'said top face and a blade to engage theupperand a presserlblade located between the` tacker and the side *ofthe last to press the upper inthe angle in advance of the inser tionofthe fastening. 'j

45. A lasting machine having, in combination, grippers, a tacker, meansto cause the gripp s to pull the upper and to present the sl oe to the.tacker, said tacker including me ns controlled by. the presentation oftl1e,shoe to cause a tack to be in- Y serted.

" 46., In a lasting machine, a tacker includ-J ing a nozzle, grippers4movable longitudi# nally of the nozzle, means for holding the' ygrippers normally open, and means -for .closing the grippers and movingthe shoe to the nozzle.V v

47. In a lasting machine, a automatic tacker includingv a nozzle,grippers movable longitudinally of the nozzle, means for holding' thegrippers normally open, and one mechanism forclosing the grippers andmoving the shoe to the nozzle.

48. In a lasting machine an automatic tacker including a nozzle movableto start the tacker, grippers movable longitudinally of thc nozzle,means for holding the grippers normally pen, and means for closing thegrippers .nd moving with the shoe against the nozzle to start thetacker.

49. A lasting and tacking machine having in combination lastinginstrumentalities, power driven means for actuating them lto pull anupper over a last, and a normally inoperative tackerse arranged that itcan be started only on presentation of the work thereto during theoperation of the lasting Y instrumentalities.

50. A lasting an'd tacking machine having `in combination, lastinginstrumentalities,

4in combination, lasting instrumentalities,

power driven means for actuating them to pull an upj'per over alast tackdriving means, and separate actuating ymechanis'n'r therefor arranged toberendered operative only when a shoe is actually being operated upc-nby the lastinginstrumentalities.

52. A lasting and'Atacking machine hav-v ing, in combination, grippers,power driven means for relatively actuating the grippers and last toseizean upper and to tension'it.

over the last, a taeker', and independently.

controlled means for actuating the tacker to fasten the tensiored upper,said parts being constructed and arranged to cause ther` taekerto bestartedonly when the stock is in fastening receiving position under the4tacker.

53. In a machine forlasting-jshoes having an outturned flangeofygupperattached to a' projecting edge of the fsole,l the combinationwith siiitableractuating mechanism, of

grippers*l formed y and "arrangedwith grip-f Y ping faces substantiallyparallehtollthe l `face of the sole toreceye a ange of upper,v`

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'and means vfor relatively .actuating fsaid grippers and the lasttostretch-.the upper with the angein' positi said top face of the sole.f`f. 54. A machine for lasting auiting on tobefastened to i aprojectingsole to receivebam outturned ange of the' upper,comprisingpnabutf. ment for the4 project-ing.edgeoff-thefsold grippersh'avinggrippin .faces extendingl substantially ,paralleliwit thetopxface of the sole, means for relatively'actuating the abutment landthe grippers to tension the upper, said parts being 'arrangedtohold theupper under tensionwith the 4iange over` the top face of the sole, andmeans for fastening the flange to said face of the sole. Y

55. A stitch down lasting machine having, in combination, a rest for theprojecting margin of a shoe sole, grippers to hold the margin of theupper relatively to said margin of the sole, a presser, and means forrelatively opera-ting the presser and said rest to bring'the sole marginand themarginal portion of the upper that is located between thegrippers andthe side of the last into suitable relation to be fastenedtogether.

' 56. A'stitch down lasting machine having, f

in combination, a rest for the projecting margin of a shoe sole,grippers to hold the upper relatively to said margin of the sole, apresser, means for relatively operating the presser and said rest tobring the solemargin and the marginal portion of the upper that islocated between the grippers vand the l tion. y

57. A stitch down lasting machine having,

upper, a presser With which in combination, a Work restfor-theprojecting margin of/a shoe sole, grippers arrangedl to seiz'ethe projecting marg1n`of the shoe the rest .coperates in Working theupper intoi position to be secured to the projecting .margin of .theshoe sole While the upper is held by the grippers, and means forsecuring the upper 1n said position.

. angular formation 58. A stitch down lasting and fastening'- mac inehaving,

in combination, means for fastening the upper to the sole, and grip.pers arranged to hold the margin of the upper relatively to thesole'while the fastening means secures the upper tothe top -face of thesole. i

59. A lasting machine having, in combinatioinmeans tor -iyorking anupper into an betiveen the side of the last and the projecting edge ofthe sole of the shoe, v"and fastening mechanism acting in v .i saidangle and cooperating with said means to force the upper down into saidangle be- .tore the fastening is effected.

60. ln a stitch down iasting and fastening machine, the combination witha Work rest to belengaged by the tread face of the sole margin, andgrippers that hold the margin of the upper relatively to the sole Whilefastening means secures Vthe upper to the top face of the sole, of saidfastening mechanism o erating as described. w61: stitch down lasting andfastening machine, having means for seizing and holding aportion of theupper relatively to the projecting margin of the sole7 means coperatingtherewith for pressing the upper into t-he angle between the side of thelast and the projecting margin of the sole, and means for insertingfastenings through the upper and the sole margin for securing said upperunder tension to the top :tace of the selemargin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM A. BOND. Witnesses:

CHESTER E. ROGERS, LEONARD M. JOHNSON.

